The inside story about how an algorithm created A-level chaos Ofqual has faced criticism over the design of its exam grading model, which led swathes of students to lose out on university places ...

She says the A-level and IB grading algorithms fit her criteria for such WMDs, because they are important, opaque, and destructive. “They tick all the boxes,” she says.

In the face of overwhelming public pressure and looming legal action, the government last week scrapped its algorithm for calculating A-level grades. This resolved pressing concerns about the ...

Home Education in depth Exam U-turn: behind the algorithm that triggered A-level grades mayhem ‘Seeds of the policy disaster’ sown in letter sent by Gavin Williamson as lockdown was announced ...

A linear search is an example of a simple computer searching algorithm close algorithmA sequence of logical instructions for carrying out a task. In computing, algorithms are needed to design ...

Accusations of unfairness over this year's A-level results in England have focused on an "algorithm" for deciding results of exams cancelled by the pandemic. This makes it sound Machiavellian and ...